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House session needs sincerity to succeed
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 26/10/2020
» Starting today, the parliament will play a crucial role in examining -- amid dimmed hopes -- possible solutions which would allow the country to peacefully exit the political stalemate.
The art of the people
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 23/06/2018
» To mark the 1932 revolution, a crucial event in Thailand's modern history when a group of young soldiers and civilians brought about political transformation from absolute to constitutional monarchy, academic Chatri Prakitnontakan is putting together an exhibition, "Revolutionary Things", where he, together with fellow scholar Kittima Chareeprasit, will display rare objects relating to the historic change and reconceptualise them.
No one's grinning over EC rejection
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 07/05/2018
» "See you in court," activist Sombat Boonngamanong told the Election Commission last week, right after it rejected his bid to register his political party, known in Thai as <i>Krian</i>, meaning firebrand.
P-Move 'win' likely another false dawn
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 16/05/2018
» It's that same cycle again. A grassroots protest petitioning the state to pay attention to their grievances, then rounds of negotiation and bargaining after stiff reluctance, a promise or promises by the state, sometimes with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Mostly the protesters, satisfied, agree to return home.
Mahakan obliteration is a crying shame
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 26/04/2018
» Bangkok is celebrating its 236th anniversary this week -- with a sad irony. Just as the government kicked off celebratory activities with a fanfare on Saturday, the city is losing its old Mahakan Fort community -- one of its oldest communities known for its wooden houses that represent the architecture of the early Rattanakosin era in the late 18th century.
Even in absentia, missing plaque does its job
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 22/04/2017
» It's been more than a week since a plaque commemorating the 1932 Siamese Revolution disappeared from the road surface near the King Rama V statue in Bangkok, sparking a public outcry and giving the authorities another headache to deal with.
Myanmar poll offers us food for thought
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 12/11/2015
» Like many of us, I followed the Myanmar elections on Sunday with enthusiasm.
Notes on how to restore judicial shine
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 01/05/2014
» They were just small hand-written notes but they have shaken the judiciary. The notes — one was sent to police chief Adul Saengsingkaew, and the other to his deputy — were scribbled by the secretary-general of the Office of the Administrative Courts Direkrit Jenkrongtham.
Coup or no coup, task ahead is huge
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 22/05/2014
» Is it a coup? Or isn't it?
Hasty moves put rights at risk
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 29/05/2014
» Now that the commotion surrounding the May 22 putsch has eased, it’s time for Thailand to move forward while the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) gets busy with its big “clean-up” in the hope of tidying up the country's political mess.